Class # 27- Wednesday November 19th (All Classes) Focus:
How did the Warren Court cases highlighted impact various levels of authority- local, state and the federal government?
Activities:
1. Get out new purple study guide
2. Finish 9066 to 911
3. Warren Court Cases
Informative Text (Checkpoint # 3)-
Monday 11/24 Tan
Tuesday 11/25 (Red and Blue)
Your informative text should be submitted to turnitin.com BEFORE THANKSGIVING BREAK- see the "Junior Thesis" link for information regarding your class password and id Tan- due Monday 11/24 Red and Blue- due Tuesday 11/25
Class # 26- Monday November 17th (Red) Tuesday November 18th (Blue and Tan)
Focus:
Examine the role of FDR during the New Deal and WWII. How does his actions fit within the theme of democracy and authority?
Activities:
1. Get back "Do Now" and Go over JT Checkpoint 2 + 3
2. Finish powerpoint on FDR during New Deal
3. Begin watching 9066 to 911
Homework: Study for Assessment
JT checkpoint Wednesday- November 19th- all classes
THursday (Red and Blue)
Class # 25- Friday November 14th (Red and Blue) Monday November 17th- Tan
Focus:
Examine the role of FDR during the New Deal and WWII. How does his actions fit within the theme of democracy and authority?
Activities:
1. Get out Junior Thesis Reader
2. Using your three pages of notes complete the "Do Now" Worksheet
4. Watch 9066 to 911 and answer questions on video guide
Homework:
JT Assignment # 2- Take 5-6 pages of notes on a topic
Assessment on Gilded Age- - (Red and Blue) Thursday November 20st Friday November 21nd (Tan)
Class # 24- Wednesday November 12th (Red) Thursday November 13th (Tan and Blue)
Focus:
Examine the role of the executive branch during the Great Depression and WWII. NOTE AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF JT READER IS ELECTRONICALLY AVAILABLE UNDER "JUNIOR THESIS" LINK
Activities:
1. Red only- Explain zones for the JT and assign Zone homework
2. Go over 1920's homework and explain FDR's role as executive- see powerpoint
Homework:
JT checkpoint # 1- Take notes on Three Zones due
Friday November 14th - Red and Blue
Monday November 17th- Tan
Due Next class:
Red and Blue- Friday 11/14- Read your assigned Warren Court case and complete section of chart
Tan- Due Monday 11/17-Read your assigned Warren Court case and complete section of chart Class # 23- Monday November 9th (Blue) Wednesday November 12th- NOTE RED BLOCK THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO YOU
Focus:
Understanding the Context of the Great Depression
Activities:
1. Very Briefly introduce JT- Readers will be distributed on Thursday Nov. 13th
2. Watch 20th Century- The 1930's and take notes
Homework:
Identify three zones (Broad areas of interest) for the JT
Take three pages of hand-written notes (one per zone) due Friday November 16th Class # 22: Friday November 7th (Tan and Blue) Monday November 10th (Red)
Focus:
Evaluate grass-roots organizations’ (e.g. Progressive Party, NWP, NWSA, WCTU) ability to effect change in the government and the law.
Compare the presidencies of Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson in terms of democracy and authority.
Evaluate the relationships between the different branches of the national government, and between the national government and state governments
Directions; read and annotate reading titled "The 1929 Crash Brings the New Deal"
Read "Decade of Democrats" and answer the questions on the following page
Read through the "New Deal Programs" and answer the questions on the page titled "New Deal Programs Analysis" Class #21: Thursday November 6th (Tan and Blue) Friday November 7th (Red)
Focus: Evaluate the Progressive Era in regards to Democracy and Authority.
Activities:
1. Using computers and the questions for the socratic seminar-share out google docs and prepare for the Socratic Seminar
Socratic Seminar:
Friday November 7th- Tan and Blue
Monday November 8th
Directions; read and annotate reading titled "The 1929 Crash Brings the New Deal"
Read "Decade of Democrats" and answer the questions on the following page
Read through the "New Deal Programs" and answer the questions on the page titled "New Deal Programs Analysis"
Class# 20: Tuesday November 4th (Tan and Red) Wednesday November 5th (Blue)
Focus: Evaluate the Progressive Era
Class # 19: Thursday October 30th (Red) Friday October 31st (Tan and Blue)
Focus: Does the expansion of the power of the federal government during the Progressive Era result in more protection of individual rights?
Activities:
1.Collect Essays
2. DDM (You need to take this if you are absent)!
3. Powerpoint- Gilded Age to Progressive Era
Class # 18: Wednesday October 29th (Red and Blue) Thursday October 30th (Tan)
Focus:
How did the rise of corporate empires increase the political and economic corruption during the Gilded Age?
Activities:
1. Finish group work with visuals
2. Present visuals
Homework:
Essay due tomorrow- Stapled with Rubric Attached
Class # 17: Tuesday October 28th (All Classes) Focus:
How did the rise of corporate empires increase the political and economic corruption during the Gilded Age?
Activities:
1. Collect formative checkpoints
3. Read Robber Barons and Rebels
3. Create image- see attached document
Class # 14: Monday October 20th (Red and Blue) Wednesday October 22nd (Tan)
Focus:
To what extent has the federal government successful in reconstruction the nation after the Civil War?
Activities:
1. Complete Report Cards
2. Go over 13-15th Amendments
Homework:
Formative Checkpoint- Get to the lab for signature
Class # 13: Friday October 17th (All Classes)
Focus:
To what extent has the federal government successful in reconstructing the nation after the Civil War?
Homework:
Formative checkpoint one- Get into the lab
Work on central claim and evidence
Class # 12: Tuesday October 14th (Red) Thursday October 16th (Blue and Tan)
Focus:
To what extent was the federal government successful in reconstructing the nation after the civil war?
1. Report Cards- Using the three plans of Reconstruction mapped out in the homework- complete report cards on:
Lincoln
Johnson
Congressional Reconstruction
Read the document titled "Reconstruction and the New South pages # 1-4 (page numbers are located on the bottom of each page- page # 1 is NOT THE TITLE PAGE) and stop reading at bottom of page 4 where it reads "Plans for Reconstruction." If you cannot print this document take notes on a SPOP. If you can print this document you can mark-up the document in the margin.
Class # 10: Wednesday October 8th (Red) Thursday October 9th (Tan and Blue) Focus:
To what extent should wartime atmosphere impact protections of civil liberties?
Activities:
1. Lincoln's suspension of Habeas Corpus
Homework:
Study for Assessment
Red and Blue- Friday October 10th
Tan- Tuesday October 11th
Class #9: Tuesday October 7th (Red and Blue) Wednesday October 8th (Tan) Focus:
Complete causes of the civil war: How did different perceptions of democracy and authority give rise to the sectionalism that culminated in the Civil War?
To what extent should wartime atmosphere impact protections of civil liberties?
Activities:
1. Tan- go over Growth of a Nation narration (See link in class #8)
Red and Blue- Review Growth of a Nation and present Pizzas- specifically claims for each groups
2. Lincoln's suspension of Habeas Corpus
Read background of Lincoln's Suspension
Review- Milligan, Merryman, Valladigham
3. Claim development- receive feedback
Homework:
Study for test
Red and Blue- Friday October 10th
Tan- Tuesday October 11th
Class # 8: Monday October 6th (All Classes) Focus:
Causes of the Civil War: How did different perceptions of democracy and authority give rise to the sectionalism that culminated in the Civil War?
Activities: I checked 23-35 for homework.
1. Finish creating pizzas for democracy v. authority
2. Watch "Growth of a Nation" narration- fill in worksheet (Louisiana Purchase, Northwest Ordinance, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850) Growth of a Nation
Homework:
Study for assessment
Blue and Red- Friday October 10th
Tan- Tuesday October 14th
Class # 7 (Red) Thursday Oct 2nd (Blue and Tan) Friday Oct 3rd Focus:
Causes of the Civil War: How did different perception of democracy and authority give rise to sectionalism that culminated in the Civil War?
Activities:
1. Pizza Party- Create posters that answers the below
Task:
In groups share and discuss the topics you were assigned. As a group determine how the north and south perceived different events leading to the civil war in terms of democracy and authority. On a poster display four separate pizzas. Two (1- democracy 1- authority) for the north and two (1-democracy and 1- authority) for the south. The space/size of your pizzas should indicate the amount of democracy and authority that is being exercised. At the top of your poster make a claim that addresses the above focus question.
Homework: Read and annotate 23-35 in reader Assessment Red and Blue- Friday Oct 10th Tuesday Oct 14th- Tan
Class # 6: Tuesday September 30th (Red and Blue) Thursday Oct 2nd (Tan)
Focus:
Asses Andrew Jackson's Presidency in terms of democracy and authority.
Causes of the Civil War: How did different perception of democracy and authority give rise to sectionalism that culminated in the Civil War?
Activities:
1. Complete Jackson Jigsaw and discussion
2. Causes of Civil War
Homework:
Go onto the above google docs and complete your assigned term.
Class #5: Friday September 26th (Red) Monday September 29th (Blue and Tan)
Focus:
To what extent was Andrew Jackson truly a common man who reflected new democracy emerging in the country? OR did Jackson extend the powers of the President beyond his constitutional powers, growing the power of the president in ways that increased authority rather than democracy?
Activities:
1. Finish Jackson powerpoint
2. Work in small groups reading jigsaw documents- after all groups have shared out assess the Presidency of Jackson
Homework:
None
Class # 4: Wednesday September 24th (Red and Blue) Friday September 26th (Tan)
Focus:
To what extent was Andrew Jackson truly a common man who reflected new democracy emerging in the country? OR did Jackson extend the powers of the President beyond his constitutional powers, growing the power of the president in ways that increased authority rather than democracy?
Activities:
1. Marshall Court- Go over final similarities
2. Jacksonian Democracy- Powerpoint and jigsaw readings
Homework:
Red and Blue- None
Tan- Read and annotate 18-22
Class # 3: Tuesday September 23rd (All Classes) Focus:
1. How effectively has the federal government maintained its authority while protecting the rights of the individual and the states?
o what extent was Andrew Jackson truly a common man who reflected new democracy emerging in the country? OR Did Jackson extend the powers of the Activities:
1. Finish Founding Period Powerpoint and notes (See powerpoint below)
2. Marshall Court- go over homework
Homework:
Read and annotate Jackson Reader pages 20-22 (Red and Blue Only)
Class # 2: Friday September 19th (Red) Monday September 22nd (Tan and Blue)
Focus: Do the democratic ideals outlined in the Declaration of Independence exist in the Constitution or are they diluted or omitted?
Activities:
1. Report out the where in Constitution are democratic principles
2. Founding Period Powerpoint and notes
For each of the cases be sure to outline:
- What is the legal precedent that is being established?
- Where do we see democracy and authority in the decisions?
Class # 1: Thursday September 18th (Red and Blue) Friday September 19th (Tan)
Focus:
Introduction to Theme One-
1. How effectively has the federal government maintained its authority while protecting the rights of the individual and the states?
2. Do the democratic ideals outlined in the Declaration of Independence exist in the Constitution or are they diluted or omitted?
Activities:
1. Overview of theme
Democracy- The rights of citizens under the government.
Authority- Government regulating and/or restricting the political rights of the people in the United States.
2. Read Declaration of Independence- pages 2-4
Complete attached worksheet
Democracy and Authority
Class # 27- Wednesday November 19th (All Classes)
Focus:
How did the Warren Court cases highlighted impact various levels of authority- local, state and the federal government?
Activities:
1. Get out new purple study guide
2. Finish 9066 to 911
3. Warren Court Cases
Homework:
Study for the test
Informative Text (Checkpoint # 3)-
Monday 11/24 Tan
Tuesday 11/25 (Red and Blue)
Your informative text should be submitted to turnitin.com BEFORE THANKSGIVING BREAK- see the "Junior Thesis" link for information regarding your class password and id
Tan- due Monday 11/24
Red and Blue- due Tuesday 11/25
Class # 26- Monday November 17th (Red) Tuesday November 18th (Blue and Tan)
Focus:
Examine the role of FDR during the New Deal and WWII. How does his actions fit within the theme of democracy and authority?
Activities:
1. Get back "Do Now" and Go over JT Checkpoint 2 + 3
2. Finish powerpoint on FDR during New Deal
3. Begin watching 9066 to 911
Homework: Study for Assessment
JT checkpoint Wednesday- November 19th- all classes
THursday (Red and Blue)
Class # 25- Friday November 14th (Red and Blue) Monday November 17th- Tan
Focus:
Examine the role of FDR during the New Deal and WWII. How does his actions fit within the theme of democracy and authority?
Activities:
1. Get out Junior Thesis Reader
2. Using your three pages of notes complete the "Do Now" Worksheet
3. Complete powerpoint on FDR during the New Deal
3. FDR's executive order 9066
4. Watch 9066 to 911 and answer questions on video guide
Homework:
JT Assignment # 2- Take 5-6 pages of notes on a topic
Assessment on Gilded Age- - (Red and Blue) Thursday November 20st Friday November 21nd (Tan)
Class # 24- Wednesday November 12th (Red) Thursday November 13th (Tan and Blue)
Focus:
Examine the role of the executive branch during the Great Depression and WWII.
NOTE AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF JT READER IS ELECTRONICALLY AVAILABLE UNDER "JUNIOR THESIS" LINK
Activities:
1. Red only- Explain zones for the JT and assign Zone homework
2. Go over 1920's homework and explain FDR's role as executive- see powerpoint
Homework:
JT checkpoint # 1- Take notes on Three Zones due
Friday November 14th - Red and Blue
Monday November 17th- Tan
Due Next class:
Red and Blue- Friday 11/14- Read your assigned Warren Court case and complete section of chart
Tan- Due Monday 11/17-Read your assigned Warren Court case and complete section of chart
Class # 23- Monday November 9th (Blue) Wednesday November 12th- NOTE RED BLOCK THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO YOU
Focus:
Understanding the Context of the Great Depression
Activities:
1. Very Briefly introduce JT- Readers will be distributed on Thursday Nov. 13th
2. Watch 20th Century- The 1930's and take notes
Homework:
Identify three zones (Broad areas of interest) for the JT
Take three pages of hand-written notes (one per zone) due Friday November 16th
Class # 22: Friday November 7th (Tan and Blue) Monday November 10th (Red)
Focus:
- Evaluate grass-roots organizations’ (e.g. Progressive Party, NWP, NWSA, WCTU) ability to effect change in the government and the law.
- Compare the presidencies of Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson in terms of democracy and authority.
- Evaluate the relationships between the different branches of the national government, and between the national government and state governments
Participate in the Socratic SeminarHomework
Read attached packet
Directions; read and annotate reading titled "The 1929 Crash Brings the New Deal"
Read "Decade of Democrats" and answer the questions on the following page
Read through the "New Deal Programs" and answer the questions on the page titled "New Deal Programs Analysis"
Class #21: Thursday November 6th (Tan and Blue) Friday November 7th (Red)
Focus: Evaluate the Progressive Era in regards to Democracy and Authority.
Activities:
1. Using computers and the questions for the socratic seminar-share out google docs and prepare for the Socratic Seminar
Socratic Seminar:
Friday November 7th- Tan and Blue
Monday November 8th
Homework:
Read attached packet
Directions; read and annotate reading titled "The 1929 Crash Brings the New Deal"
Read "Decade of Democrats" and answer the questions on the following page
Read through the "New Deal Programs" and answer the questions on the page titled "New Deal Programs Analysis"
Class# 20: Tuesday November 4th (Tan and Red) Wednesday November 5th (Blue)
Focus: Evaluate the Progressive Era
Activities:
1. Finish the Progressive Era Video
Progressive Era Movie
2. Working in the assigned groups complete the Progressive Era Google Doc
Progressive Era Evaluation
Homework:
Finish your groups google doc.
Class # 19: Thursday October 30th (Red) Friday October 31st (Tan and Blue)
Focus: Does the expansion of the power of the federal government during the Progressive Era result in more protection of individual rights?
Activities:
1.Collect Essays
2. DDM (You need to take this if you are absent)!
3. Powerpoint- Gilded Age to Progressive Era
4. Movie- Watch movie and answer questions
Homework:
Read and annotate pages 63-66 in reader
Class # 18: Wednesday October 29th (Red and Blue) Thursday October 30th (Tan)
Focus:
How did the rise of corporate empires increase the political and economic corruption during the Gilded Age?
Activities:
1. Finish group work with visuals
2. Present visuals
Homework:
Essay due tomorrow- Stapled with Rubric Attached
Class # 17: Tuesday October 28th (All Classes)
Focus:
How did the rise of corporate empires increase the political and economic corruption during the Gilded Age?
Activities:
1. Collect formative checkpoints
3. Read Robber Barons and Rebels
3. Create image- see attached document
Homework:
Essay due Thursday October 30th
Class # 16: Friday October 25th (Red) Monday October 27th (Tan)
Focus:
Why did African Americans lose the gains they had made during Reconstruction?
Activities:
1. Finish Supreme Court Decisions
2.Compromise 1877- Full Text of resource (Great Source for Paper)
3. Jim Crow- Remembering Jim Crow
Remembering Jim Crow
Homework:
Formative Checkpoint- Due Tuesday
Paper Due Thursday Oct 30th
Class # 15: Wednesday October 22 (Blue) Thursday October 23rd(Red) Friday October 24th (Tan)
1. Finish 13-15th Amendments
2.Supreme Court Cases
Homework:
Formative Checkpoint
Read and annotate attached article
Class # 14: Monday October 20th (Red and Blue) Wednesday October 22nd (Tan)
Focus:
To what extent has the federal government successful in reconstruction the nation after the Civil War?
Activities:
1. Complete Report Cards
2. Go over 13-15th Amendments
Homework:
Formative Checkpoint- Get to the lab for signature
Class # 13: Friday October 17th (All Classes)
Focus:
To what extent has the federal government successful in reconstructing the nation after the Civil War?
Activities:
1. Hand out rubric and claim creation
2. Finish Report Cards
3. Book distribution
Homework:
Formative checkpoint one- Get into the lab
Work on central claim and evidence
Class # 12: Tuesday October 14th (Red) Thursday October 16th (Blue and Tan)
Focus:
To what extent was the federal government successful in reconstructing the nation after the civil war?
Activities:
1. Set historical context
1. Report Cards- Using the three plans of Reconstruction mapped out in the homework- complete report cards on:
Lincoln
Johnson
Congressional Reconstruction
Homework:
Work on Essay
Class # 11: Friday October 10th (Red and Blue) Tuesday October 14th (Tan)
1. Test
Homework:
See the below pdf for your reading assignment
Read the document titled "Reconstruction and the New South pages # 1-4 (page numbers are located on the bottom of each page- page # 1 is NOT THE TITLE PAGE) and stop reading at bottom of page 4 where it reads "Plans for Reconstruction." If you cannot print this document take notes on a SPOP. If you can print this document you can mark-up the document in the margin.
Class # 10: Wednesday October 8th (Red) Thursday October 9th (Tan and Blue)
Focus:
To what extent should wartime atmosphere impact protections of civil liberties?
Activities:
1. Lincoln's suspension of Habeas Corpus
Homework:
Study for Assessment
Red and Blue- Friday October 10th
Tan- Tuesday October 11th
Class #9: Tuesday October 7th (Red and Blue) Wednesday October 8th (Tan)
Focus:
Complete causes of the civil war: How did different perceptions of democracy and authority give rise to the sectionalism that culminated in the Civil War?
To what extent should wartime atmosphere impact protections of civil liberties?
Activities:
1. Tan- go over Growth of a Nation narration (See link in class #8)
Red and Blue- Review Growth of a Nation and present Pizzas- specifically claims for each groups
2. Lincoln's suspension of Habeas Corpus
Read background of Lincoln's Suspension
Review- Milligan, Merryman, Valladigham
3. Claim development- receive feedback
Homework:
Study for test
Red and Blue- Friday October 10th
Tan- Tuesday October 11th
Class # 8: Monday October 6th (All Classes)
Focus:
Causes of the Civil War: How did different perceptions of democracy and authority give rise to the sectionalism that culminated in the Civil War?
Activities: I checked 23-35 for homework.
1. Finish creating pizzas for democracy v. authority
2. Watch "Growth of a Nation" narration- fill in worksheet (Louisiana Purchase, Northwest Ordinance, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850)
Growth of a Nation
Homework:
Study for assessment
Blue and Red- Friday October 10th
Tan- Tuesday October 14th
Class # 7 (Red) Thursday Oct 2nd (Blue and Tan) Friday Oct 3rd
Focus:
Causes of the Civil War: How did different perception of democracy and authority give rise to sectionalism that culminated in the Civil War?
Activities:
1. Pizza Party- Create posters that answers the below
Task:
In groups share and discuss the topics you were assigned. As a group determine how the north and south perceived different events leading to the civil war in terms of democracy and authority. On a poster display four separate pizzas. Two (1- democracy 1- authority) for the north and two (1-democracy and 1- authority) for the south. The space/size of your pizzas should indicate the amount of democracy and authority that is being exercised. At the top of your poster make a claim that addresses the above focus question.
Homework:
Read and annotate 23-35 in reader
Assessment Red and Blue- Friday Oct 10th
Tuesday Oct 14th- Tan
Class # 6: Tuesday September 30th (Red and Blue) Thursday Oct 2nd (Tan)
Focus:
Asses Andrew Jackson's Presidency in terms of democracy and authority.
Causes of the Civil War: How did different perception of democracy and authority give rise to sectionalism that culminated in the Civil War?
Activities:
1. Complete Jackson Jigsaw and discussion
2. Causes of Civil War
Red:
Causes of the Civil War
Blue:
Causes of the Civil War
Tan:
Causes of Civil War
Homework:
Go onto the above google docs and complete your assigned term.
Class #5: Friday September 26th (Red) Monday September 29th (Blue and Tan)
Focus:
To what extent was Andrew Jackson truly a common man who reflected new democracy emerging in the country? OR did Jackson extend the powers of the President beyond his constitutional powers, growing the power of the president in ways that increased authority rather than democracy?
Activities:
1. Finish Jackson powerpoint
2. Work in small groups reading jigsaw documents- after all groups have shared out assess the Presidency of Jackson
Homework:
None
Class # 4: Wednesday September 24th (Red and Blue) Friday September 26th (Tan)
Focus:
To what extent was Andrew Jackson truly a common man who reflected new democracy emerging in the country? OR did Jackson extend the powers of the President beyond his constitutional powers, growing the power of the president in ways that increased authority rather than democracy?
Activities:
1. Marshall Court- Go over final similarities
2. Jacksonian Democracy- Powerpoint and jigsaw readings
3. Jigsaw- Readings around Jackson Administration
4. Examples of Change in the Franchise
Homework:
Red and Blue- None
Tan- Read and annotate 18-22
Class # 3: Tuesday September 23rd (All Classes)
Focus:
1. How effectively has the federal government maintained its authority while protecting the rights of the individual and the states?
o what extent was Andrew Jackson truly a common man who reflected new democracy emerging in the country? OR Did Jackson extend the powers of the Activities:
1. Finish Founding Period Powerpoint and notes (See powerpoint below)
2. Marshall Court- go over homework
Homework:
Read and annotate Jackson Reader pages 20-22 (Red and Blue Only)
Class # 2: Friday September 19th (Red) Monday September 22nd (Tan and Blue)
Focus: Do the democratic ideals outlined in the Declaration of Independence exist in the Constitution or are they diluted or omitted?
Activities:
1. Report out the where in Constitution are democratic principles
2. Founding Period Powerpoint and notes
Take notes on handout
Homework:
Read and annotate the Supreme Court Case
For each of the cases be sure to outline:
- What is the legal precedent that is being established?
- Where do we see democracy and authority in the decisions?
Class # 1: Thursday September 18th (Red and Blue) Friday September 19th (Tan)
Focus:
Introduction to Theme One-
1. How effectively has the federal government maintained its authority while protecting the rights of the individual and the states?
2. Do the democratic ideals outlined in the Declaration of Independence exist in the Constitution or are they diluted or omitted?
Activities:
1. Overview of theme
Democracy- The rights of citizens under the government.
Authority- Government regulating and/or restricting the political rights of the people in the United States.
2. Read Declaration of Independence- pages 2-4
Complete attached worksheet
Homework: None